Beginning next year, French girls between the ages of 15 and 18 will be able to access free birth control, without parental permission or notification. It’s unlikely this proposal would be popular on the other side of the Atlantic, where only 52% of Americans agree that methods of birth control should be generally available to teenagers age 16 and over without parental approval.

One Response to “Should Teachers Be Armed?”

I’m skeptical, to say the least, about putting more guns in the hands of teachers or other private citizens. The terrible tragedy in Newtown is one illustration: Not only did being armed to the teeth NOT protect Nancy Lanza, it caused the deaths of 27 others. Adding still more guns to the mix will likely only make things worse, in my opinion. Let’s instead figure out the causes of violence in our society, and uproot them.